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Anonymous
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"An introvert can’t be a (successful) project manager."

Nonsense! You may as well say that introverts cannot be successful managers and leaders. This is simply a misconception. You can have quiet yet effective (successful) project managers. Please do your homework and look no further than your president.

Just a note here: if a person is introvert by nature, it still can "act extrovert" (=focus on people) when necessity occurs, which may be the situation at the workplace. It's one of the things professional project managers need to (learn how to) do.

I also disagree that an introvert can't make a successful project manager. Introverts, in my opinion, tend to be more inward thinking of others. So they'll take the time to analyze a problem and carefully communicate a solution to the client or other team members. Just because extroverts draw energy from socializing doesn't mean they're naturally good at managing things--if anything, an extrovert would be more prone to shooting from the hip instead of thinking first. This would make for an interesting study--I'm sure there's been a few already.

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